GAMABA ARTIST

Myka Molleno

Grade 12- ABM

The National Living Treasures Award, alternatively known as the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA; lit. 'Award for the Creators of the Country'), is conferred to a person or group of artists recognized by the Government of the Philippines for their contributions to the country's intangible cultural heritage. GAMABA stands for Gawad ng manlilikha ng bayan, the very purpose of this award is to give honor and pride to those traditional folk artist and to preserve their works, skills and crafts.The very essence of GAMABA is to recognize the intangible cultural heritage of the so called“Manlilikha ng Bayan”, to give honor to their artistic excellence, express pride to their contributions in arts and to preserve these and continue to practice and pass their skills to the next generation.

The Following is the GAMABA ARTIST:

GINAW BILOG, MASINO INTARAY, SAMAON SULAIMAN, LANG DULAY, SALINTA MONON, ALONZO SADAG, FEDERICO CABALLENO, UWANG AHADAS, DARHATA SAWABI, EDUARDO MUTUC, HAJA AMINA APPI, TEOFILO GARCIA, MAGDALENA GAMAYO.

GINAW BILOG

>Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the Philippine government. Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan who was a native of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was known for his efforts in preserving the Mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan.

Genre: Ambahan

Language: Mangyan

Born: January 3, 1953

Notable awards: Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan

MASINO INTARAY

>Masino Intaray was a Filipino poet, bard artist, and musician who is a Palawan native known for his performance of the local traditions of basal, kulilal and bagit. He is also a recipient of the National Living Treasure recognition.

Instruments: basal; kulilal; bagit

Origin: Brooke's Point, Palawan, Philippines

Born: April 10, 1943; Makagwa Valley,

SAMAON SULAIMAN

>Samaon Sulaiman was a Filipino musician who is a recipient of the National Living Treasure award. The Maguindanaon is known for his mastery of the indigenous kutyapi instrument. Born on March 3, 1953, Sulaiman first learned playing kutyapi at around 13 years old from his uncle.

Instruments: kutyapi

Origin: Mamasapano, Maguindanao, Philippines

Born: March 3, 1953

Died: May 21, 2011 (aged 58)

LANG DULAY

>Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 - April 30, 2015) was a Filipino traditional weaver who was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award. She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca fibre.

Known for: T'nalak weaving

Style: Traditional T'boli design

Awards: Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan

Nationality: Filipino

SALINTA MONON

>Salinta Monon (December 12, 1920 – June 4, 2009) was a Filipino textile weaver who was the one of two recipients of the National Living Treasures Award in 1998. She was known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa textiles and was known as the "last Bagobo weaver".

Known for: Bagobo Tagabawa textile

Style: Traditional Bagobo-Tagabawa design

Born: December 12, 1920; Bansalan, Davao, Philippines

Died: June 4, 2009 (aged 88); Davao del Sur, Philippines

ALONZO SADAG

>He is instrumental in establishing the practice of children of wearing traditional Kalinga clothing for important school events as well as the teaching of Kalinga folk songs in schools. He also lobbied for the broadcast of traditional Kalinga music along with contemporary music in their local radio station.

FEDERICO CABALLENO

>As a young boy in Lubuagan, Kalinga, Alonzo Saclag found endless fascination in the sights and sounds of day-to-day village life and ritual. ... Yet he has mastered not only the Kalinga musical instruments but also the dance patterns and movements associated with his people's rituals.

UWANG AHADAS

>According to the NCCA website, "Uwang Ahadas is a Yakan, a people to whom instrumental music is of much significance, connected as it is with both the agricultural cycle and the social realm.

DARHATA SAWABI

>Darhata Sawabi is a Filipino weaver from Parang, Sulu known for pis syabit, a traditional Tausūg cloth tapestry worn as a head covering by the people of Jolo. She is a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award, having given the distinction in 2004.

EDUARDO MUTUC

>Eduardo Tubig Mutuc is a Filipino metalsmith and sculptor. He is a known practitioner of the craft of pinukpuk which involved the stamping of embellishments on metal sheets. Mutuc create works of both secular and religious nature using silver, wood and bronze mediums.

HAJA AMINA APPI

>Haja Amina Appi (June 25, 1925-April 2, 2013) was a Filipino master mat weaver and teacher from the Sama indigenous people of Ungos Matata, Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi. She was credited for creating colorful pandan mats with complex geometric patterns.

HAJA AMINA APPI

TEOFILO GARCIA

>Teofilo Garcia, a National Living Treasure Awardee who specializes in making traditional hats made from gourds (upo) or kattokong nga tabungaw. The all-weather headgear is primarily made from native gourds that he grows and harvests himself.

MAGDALENA GAMAYO

>Magdalena Gamayo was born on August 13, 1924 in Pinili, Ilocos Norte. She learned to weave at the age of 16, informally from her aunt by copying her patterns. She received her first loom, which she used for 30 years, from her father at the age of

CONCLUSION:

GAMABA stands for Gawad ng manlilikha ng bayan, the very purpose of this award is to give honor and pride to those traditional folk artist and to preserve their works, skills and crafts.

His influence in contemporary arts is making these pieces of ancient knowledge accessible to today's artists. His contribution to Phil'n Culture and arts was through his dedication in how to play the kudyapi. Her artistic designs inculcated with the rich history of the country have made her a national living treasure.